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his talk of reform ating america's banks worries investors. >> we must have peace at any cost. war is not the only way forward. >> 7:00 a.m. in washington. china is rejecting a call from the u.s. secretary of state. following a threat from the search engine google. authorities are accusing mrs. clinton on what they are describing as information imperial ix. jo we look to the chinese authorities to conduct a thorough debut that led google to make its announcement countries that rtrict free access risk walling themselves off from the progress of the next century. >> we are seeing this warning from china like saying back off. the response from the chinese the roundless ack useation can harm the u.s. formulation. the u.s. is open here and it wants good formulation. expressing comments and support when it comes to attacks on china. certainlyly it was known but a very set piece. china was one of the few countries singled out for controlling information on the internet. china responding, trying to say back off and leave this round alone and not make this into a bigger thing than it is
his talk of reform ating america's banks worries investors. >> we must have peace at any cost. war is not the only way forward. >> 7:00 a.m. in washington. china is rejecting a call from the u.s. secretary of state. following a threat from the search engine google. authorities are accusing mrs. clinton on what they are describing as information imperial ix. jo we look to the chinese authorities to conduct a thorough debut that led google to make its announcement countries that...
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-- can these measures keep america safe? >> there is no foolproof solution. our adversaries will seek new ways to evade this. >> the president suggested no one would be fired as a result, insisting failures were not the responsibility of any individual. instead the commander in chief took full responsibility for keeping the country safe, saying ultimately the buck stops with me. >> the threat of an al qaeda attack in yemen calls the british and u.s. embassies to shut down. authorities arrested three suspected al qaeda militants who were wounded in recent fighting and seized in a hospital north of the capital. our middle east editor reports from there. >> the anti-government put their anti-terrorist unit on display. they are under pressure from their allies to get results against al qaeda. while this was going on, his colleagues were on real operations not far away. this unit was part of the interior ministry trained by advisers from britain and the u.s.. the yemeni government is embarrassed by its military [unintelligible] it is politically difficult and dang
-- can these measures keep america safe? >> there is no foolproof solution. our adversaries will seek new ways to evade this. >> the president suggested no one would be fired as a result, insisting failures were not the responsibility of any individual. instead the commander in chief took full responsibility for keeping the country safe, saying ultimately the buck stops with me. >> the threat of an al qaeda attack in yemen calls the british and u.s. embassies to shut down....
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rescue services. >> haitians are our neighbors in the americas and at home. we have to be there for them in there are of need. -- in their hour of need. >> this was the worst eighth quake to hit the population into a hundred years -- earthquake to hit the population in 200 years. >> there are a large number of people who have been made homeless by this earthquake. many thousands of brotherand ota have tried to stay the night in their houses. a lot of people have ended up in camps like this. but you will see that they're under flimsy tarpaulins. >> my family is dead. i have one brother. he is dead. that is why i'm here. i just have nothing. i don't have anyone. i don't have money. i do not know what i'm going to do now. >> throughout the day, there have been more and more pledges of international assistance, and yet, the people here say they have had nothing in the way of help. the shocking thing at this camp is that it is just a two-minute walk from the international airport into which flights have been arriving at 48 all day. but even here, there are no aid
rescue services. >> haitians are our neighbors in the americas and at home. we have to be there for them in there are of need. -- in their hour of need. >> this was the worst eighth quake to hit the population into a hundred years -- earthquake to hit the population in 200 years. >> there are a large number of people who have been made homeless by this earthquake. many thousands of brotherand ota have tried to stay the night in their houses. a lot of people have ended up in...
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america e.p.a. commander in ief working on stage. -- america's commander in chief working on stage. >> i do not take this decision lightly. i make this decision because i'm convinced that our security is at stake in afghanistan and pakistan. this is the center of violent extremism practiced by al qaeda. it is in our vital national interests to send an additional 30,000 u.s. troops to afghanistan. after 18 months, our troops will begin to come home. >> it will not be a timetable for withdrawal, but the clock is ticking and start drawing down by the middle of 2011, but there was pressure on america's allies to step up the fight and provide more troops. >> our friends, fought, bled and died alongside us and we must come together to end this war. >> afghanistan would have to share the burden, too. to build up its own army and root out corruption. and directly addressing the afghan people, he said america wasn't interested in occupation or writing blank checks. and finally an appeal to the american publi
america e.p.a. commander in ief working on stage. -- america's commander in chief working on stage. >> i do not take this decision lightly. i make this decision because i'm convinced that our security is at stake in afghanistan and pakistan. this is the center of violent extremism practiced by al qaeda. it is in our vital national interests to send an additional 30,000 u.s. troops to afghanistan. after 18 months, our troops will begin to come home. >> it will not be a timetable for...
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safe is to persuade people around the world that america is a benign force in the world. to persuade people around the world that militants and extremist islam is not the way forward. this is the obama doctrine that is taking shape. if it is very distinct to what has gone on in the past eight years. perhaps it is not clear in everybody's mines yet or how this counter-terrorism doctrine that will play out -- minds yet or how this counter-terrorism doctri that will play out in the years to come. they are trying to outline this view that it is, only war that is the answer, it is persuasion, too. >> thank you very much indeed. al qaeda are now claiming that it was their double agent that killed sevecia operatives in afghanistan last week as well as a member of the jordanian royal family. and the jordanian intelligence officer blew himself up. here is our exclusive report. >> driving to meet al qaeda in the suburbs. to speak to a jihadisa jordanias suspected of killing cia agents in afghanistan this week. praise for him was predictable. >> lots of people here would like to do
safe is to persuade people around the world that america is a benign force in the world. to persuade people around the world that militants and extremist islam is not the way forward. this is the obama doctrine that is taking shape. if it is very distinct to what has gone on in the past eight years. perhaps it is not clear in everybody's mines yet or how this counter-terrorism doctrine that will play out -- minds yet or how this counter-terrorism doctri that will play out in the years to come....
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. >> president obama said to unveil plans to claw back $100 billion from america's financial center. >> it is midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and a second day of searching for survivors began in port-au-prince. haiti's president has talked about 50,000 people have been lost their lives. this is the scene from port-au- prince. a temporary camp has been set up on a soccer field by displaced people. more aid flights are expected to arrive. the red cross says up to 3 million people may need humanitarian help. from the capital, port-au- prince, here is matthew price. >> this is the momen when the earthquake hit, a moment when the city held its breath, a moment that destroyed so many lives. in places, there's barely anything left of the city. so far, the people are largely having to cope on their own. for some people, the only hope is to dig with their bare hands. as with every earthquake, this is a race against time. large parts of this country are inaccessible at the best of times, and so it is proving very difficult to get accurate figures on how many have been injured, and h
. >> president obama said to unveil plans to claw back $100 billion from america's financial center. >> it is midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and a second day of searching for survivors began in port-au-prince. haiti's president has talked about 50,000 people have been lost their lives. this is the scene from port-au- prince. a temporary camp has been set up on a soccer field by displaced people. more aid flights are expected to arrive. the red cross says up to 3 million...
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tehran accuses of america and israel. a bomb blast outside of his home, affecting the standoff of the nuclear program. questions over the role in intelligence dossiers in britain. >> if it was not proper, i would not do it. >> the nigerian president spoke to the bbc from his home site in saudi arabia. at home there is mounting pressure over his refusal to hand over power. confessions of a baseball superstar. mark mcgwire admits using steroids during his record- breaking season. is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london, may day in tehran. the mysterious assassination of the leading iranian scientist threatens to complicate relations between the international community and iran. they have accused america and israel of being behind the bomb blast. they also claim that revolutionary groups are involved in the assassination. our to run correspondent joins us here in the studio. -- tehran correspondent joins us in the studio. >> this is a very murky story. it ems there was a bomb explosion in which this scientist died. the
tehran accuses of america and israel. a bomb blast outside of his home, affecting the standoff of the nuclear program. questions over the role in intelligence dossiers in britain. >> if it was not proper, i would not do it. >> the nigerian president spoke to the bbc from his home site in saudi arabia. at home there is mounting pressure over his refusal to hand over power. confessions of a baseball superstar. mark mcgwire admits using steroids during his record- breaking season. is...
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but what happened in this aiort was a reminder that as far as the enemy is concerned, america is also the frontline. this has raised difficult questions about how to battle this threat. >> the security agencies have now completed a review into what went wrong. > at this stage in the process it appears that this was not the fault of a single individual or organization, but a systemic failure across the different organizations and agencies. >> he was on the watch list and even his father had warned the officials that the sun was becoming more radical. today he will be driven through this note to this court room. some of those who were on the flight will also be there, to look at the man accused of trying to bring down their airplane. >> joining me is our security correspondent. there may be too much intelligence to go through? >> that is exactly right and this is what he said was the problem. they had trouble connecting all of this. with all of the vast resources that they have, and all the organizations that they have gone through, there is there -- there is still a failure of having t
but what happened in this aiort was a reminder that as far as the enemy is concerned, america is also the frontline. this has raised difficult questions about how to battle this threat. >> the security agencies have now completed a review into what went wrong. > at this stage in the process it appears that this was not the fault of a single individual or organization, but a systemic failure across the different organizations and agencies. >> he was on the watch list and even his...
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women d present in america giving birth in chains. -- in prison in america. campaigners say it is humiliating and unnecessary. prisoners are increasingly bringing cases before the courts and shackling is a violation of their constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. this pennsylvania lawmaker has proposed a bill that would end shackling during labor and all but exceptional circumstances. >> i would point out the preposterous as of the idea that someone who is nine months pregnant in labor and giving birth -- and going to leap out, scale the wall and sprints to freedom. in >> this correctional facility has already banned shackling during labor. >> -- >> the maternity care coalition runs classes for pregnant inmates and staff lobbies the commissioner to end the practice. >> the reasong was at the time we still that we felt there was an element of risk to our staff, hospital staff, and the community. looking back at it, it may not have been as serious as it also that is why we decided to change. >> pennsylvania's lawmakers debate what to
women d present in america giving birth in chains. -- in prison in america. campaigners say it is humiliating and unnecessary. prisoners are increasingly bringing cases before the courts and shackling is a violation of their constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. this pennsylvania lawmaker has proposed a bill that would end shackling during labor and all but exceptional circumstances. >> i would point out the preposterous as of the idea that someone who is nine...
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. >> president obama's call to arms, he promises to fix america's economy and the banks in the state of the union address. >> we do not quit. i do not quit. let's seize this moment to begin anew, to carry the dream forward. >> and the most amazing tale of survival, this girl was found in her collapsed hom15 days after the haiti earthquake. hello, welcome to this week, a review of the major news stories em in the past seven days. -- as seen in the past seven days. this week, britain was put under the microscope. tony blair and the form of -- the foreign secretary at the time ignored u.n. advice. the former british attorney general at the time told the inquiry he changed his opinion at the last minute about the legality of the invasion, on days before it began. he rejected claims he was bullied into doing so by political masters. on friday, the long anticipated appearance of the former prime minister tony blair. during six hours of questioning, he made plain his reasoning and belief behind his decision to go to war in iraq. he told the inquiry has no regrets. he hinted at the possibili
. >> president obama's call to arms, he promises to fix america's economy and the banks in the state of the union address. >> we do not quit. i do not quit. let's seize this moment to begin anew, to carry the dream forward. >> and the most amazing tale of survival, this girl was found in her collapsed hom15 days after the haiti earthquake. hello, welcome to this week, a review of the major news stories em in the past seven days. -- as seen in the past seven days. this week,...
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president obama has announced a new tax on america's biggest banks. the levy is aimed at recouping some of the $700 billion of taxpayers' money used to bail out banks, mortgage companies, and carmakers. 11 iraqis have been sentenced to death for the multiple truck bombings of last august which killed more than 100 people. the with the deadliest attacks in iraq for more than a year. -- they were the deadliest attacks in iraq for more than a year. a man has been charged with using corrosive liquid to cause grievous bodily harm. no evidence to begin with a series of attacks that have injured more than 100 people in the last year. and hearing from an argentine footballer has been auctioned in a league. the money will pay off some of his italian tax debts. his hearing was seized when he was traveling last year. good to have you with us on @ "bbc world news." tuesday with this, if you can. -- to stay with us, if you can. social networking, providing a lifeline in the quicksand. first though, an inquest about how a foreign doctor injected a 70-year-old man w
president obama has announced a new tax on america's biggest banks. the levy is aimed at recouping some of the $700 billion of taxpayers' money used to bail out banks, mortgage companies, and carmakers. 11 iraqis have been sentenced to death for the multiple truck bombings of last august which killed more than 100 people. the with the deadliest attacks in iraq for more than a year. -- they were the deadliest attacks in iraq for more than a year. a man has been charged with using corrosive...
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this is where america launched the first air strikes after 9/11. now and humanitarian work. this man has suffered a seizure. he is hurried away to hospital. the pilots have flown at well over 600 missions cents friday, taking food, water, and medicines into haiti. but it has not been easy. >> we've struggled getting a quantity of food and water in, and we struggle with getting a clear landing zone. there were a lot of people coming right to the helicopter. by this point, we have more security forces to keep people back for their own safety and make it easier for us to land. >> below deck, the man we saw earlier receives emergency medical attention. this woman is one of two amputees. doctors could not save her foot. a woman cradles her son, three days after the country lost everything. with the massive buildup of hardware and trips, he feels like a wor away from iraq and afghanistan, but with new and formidable challenges. by their own admission, the americans have not done everything right in haiti, but they are here in the thousands. bbc news. >> all this week we have been
this is where america launched the first air strikes after 9/11. now and humanitarian work. this man has suffered a seizure. he is hurried away to hospital. the pilots have flown at well over 600 missions cents friday, taking food, water, and medicines into haiti. but it has not been easy. >> we've struggled getting a quantity of food and water in, and we struggle with getting a clear landing zone. there were a lot of people coming right to the helicopter. by this point, we have more...
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he's asking america and britain to support a plan to pay insurgents to stop fighting. >> this is a country which has not known what it is like to be at peace for 30 years. only three days ago, the taliban staged a daring series of raids right in the center of kabul. now president car sigh is offering them a new deal. >> you're looking well. >> not bad. >> he's proposde reconciliation before but the americans in particular have never been in fwafere. now he said they changed their minds. >> we have been talking about this -- issue of this for a long time now, they're actually backing it. we know as the afghan people that we must have peace. at any cost. >> any coast? >> any cost. any cost. that means that -- that war is not the only way forward. >> so he'll try to win the tall bn over with money. >> those that will return will be provided with the abilities to work. to find jobs, to have protection and resettle in their own communities. >> a lot of the gore guerillas are just poor farmers that joined the taliban because they pay well, better than the government pays policeman and soldiers.
he's asking america and britain to support a plan to pay insurgents to stop fighting. >> this is a country which has not known what it is like to be at peace for 30 years. only three days ago, the taliban staged a daring series of raids right in the center of kabul. now president car sigh is offering them a new deal. >> you're looking well. >> not bad. >> he's proposde reconciliation before but the americans in particular have never been in fwafere. now he said they...
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. * four people in america are still pretty hard, -- times for people in america are still pretty hard. then there is what president obama just found out from the peace -- from the people in massachusetts, in tough times the people doing -- blame the people in power. >> joining me in the studio is our abc news correspondent. why did the people turn against obama? >> that is -- a key question, is this a statement about martha copley and how she ran her campaign? or a larger statement about the obama administration? in the last year since he took office -- this is the anniversary -- we have seen those job approval rating numbers start to slip. now his job performance is still in theositive numbers. but it is not an overwhelmingly positive response by voters to the obama administration. people on the ground were not impressed with the martha copley campaign. she had some fumbles, she was not out there. but scott brown took a page out of the obama playbook. he was out there canvassing the state, he had a huge internet presence, and one thing that was very interesting to me, last week he ra
. * four people in america are still pretty hard, -- times for people in america are still pretty hard. then there is what president obama just found out from the peace -- from the people in massachusetts, in tough times the people doing -- blame the people in power. >> joining me in the studio is our abc news correspondent. why did the people turn against obama? >> that is -- a key question, is this a statement about martha copley and how she ran her campaign? or a larger statement...
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america's economy is growing at its fastest rate in six years. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcasting around the globe. the haitian government says it desperately needs to hundred thousand tents to house refugees. meet the first warplanes developed by russia since the collapse of the soviet union. he called it "the calculus of risk." tonylair gave evidence to the iraq inquiry today during six hours of questioning. he went from slightly nervous to unrepentant toobust with his reasoning and belief behind the decision to go to war in iraq. he said he has no regrets about removing saddam hussein. he hinted at the possibility of a new war with iran. our correspondent was at the inquiry. >> he arrived in the half light of dawn to the sound of a single bell tolling. his convoy headed to the basement. he slipped in through a side door. it was a low-key start to a highly charged a day. in the streets around the conference center were protesters, not as many as predicted, a couple of hundred it most. the verdict on tony blair has already been decided. a
america's economy is growing at its fastest rate in six years. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcasting around the globe. the haitian government says it desperately needs to hundred thousand tents to house refugees. meet the first warplanes developed by russia since the collapse of the soviet union. he called it "the calculus of risk." tonylair gave evidence to the iraq inquiry today during six hours of questioning. he went from slightly nervous to unrepentant toobust with...
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america is increasing its military support for the efforts in haiti. an extra four thousand marines and naval personnel will be deployed here. increasing the presence of american troops to a total of something like 16,000. steve kingston, our reporter with the u.s. forces. >> a bird's-eye view of haiti with the u.s. navy pilots delivering aid. immediately, there's an unexpected. . we touched down at a coast guard center strewn with debris. the americans have set up a field hospital. the youngest patient cannot be treated here. the baby has a suspected skull fracture. over mountains, international medics await. in port-au-prince, the aid is flowing smoothly now most of the time. >> these supplies continued to be brought in and out of the port-au-prince airport. the american military is also putting troops on the ground in a big way. here we have a contingent from the 82nd airborne division. the heavily armed soldiers have orders to project security. >> is a subtle distinction, both for the soldiers and marines. >> we are generally known as a war fightin
america is increasing its military support for the efforts in haiti. an extra four thousand marines and naval personnel will be deployed here. increasing the presence of american troops to a total of something like 16,000. steve kingston, our reporter with the u.s. forces. >> a bird's-eye view of haiti with the u.s. navy pilots delivering aid. immediately, there's an unexpected. . we touched down at a coast guard center strewn with debris. the americans have set up a field hospital. the...
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very warm welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- britain's top lawyer at the time of the iraq war testifies. why did he change his mind? and lessons from the meltdown. the world economic forum opens in davos and calls for fundamental rethinking of capitalism, no less. hello to you. could the afghan president's plan to offer talks and money to peace with the taliban undermine the environment with the afghan people? homage karzai has been defending himself from the accusation. -- homage karzai. britain's prime minister answered questions from afghan and british students and defended his deployment of british troops. our world from paris -- our world affairs correspondent was there. >> president karzai arrives in london knowing he has repair work to do on his own reputation and that of his government. last ye's afghan elections were widely seen as flawed by widespread corruption. at the same time, more troops than ever were being killed or injured in the war against the taliban. was i
very warm welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- britain's top lawyer at the time of the iraq war testifies. why did he change his mind? and lessons from the meltdown. the world economic forum opens in davos and calls for fundamental rethinking of capitalism, no less. hello to you. could the afghan president's plan to offer talks and money to peace with the taliban undermine the...
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and russia moved to a different position and they form their own poll that was essentially saying to america we will not be with you. >> we will come back to that in a moment. just on military timetable. we heard from a number of witnesses. the american concern that it was unrealistic to keep the troops, once mobilized and detroit, -- deployed, out in kuwait in the gulf for a prolonged period of time. so, military planning was one way or another bearing down hard on the diplomatic process. >> yes, that is correct. and in this sense -- i think it is fair to say the only reason why saddam was having anything much to do with inspectors at all -- and they were getting dribs and drabs -- is because there were 250,000 troops with their machinery sitting on his doorstep. so you are always in a position where you've got to be very careful and i think many of the witnesses have said this -- not just americans, but i think our own military were concerned that with the troops down there, as inspections went on but nothing really was being resolved, i think that would have been difficult. in that sense,
and russia moved to a different position and they form their own poll that was essentially saying to america we will not be with you. >> we will come back to that in a moment. just on military timetable. we heard from a number of witnesses. the american concern that it was unrealistic to keep the troops, once mobilized and detroit, -- deployed, out in kuwait in the gulf for a prolonged period of time. so, military planning was one way or another bearing down hard on the diplomatic...
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america's top soldier in afghanistan says they have seen enough fighting. and the ballot that is overshadowed by the bombs, the run up to the presidential election in sri lanka is scarred by violence. >> it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, and two o'clock p.m. in beirut, where rescue workers are losing hope. the airplane disappeared from radar from beirut to addis- ababa. 90 people were on board. i witnesses described it as coming down in a ball of fire. >> minutes after it took off in beirut, the airplane crashed into the sea. it was carrying more than 90 people. >> we saw a flash in the sky. we are working here. >> we saw a flash in the sky. we saw the plane >> falling. falling. >> we came out here and saw the airplane crashed into the sea. >> the rescuers are trying to determine if there are any survivors. >> it is a big tragedy for lebanon. we are working with all of the minister's, with all the resources that we have, to try to find the missing people from this flight. >> most passengers on board were lebanese. officials say there were two british citizens,
america's top soldier in afghanistan says they have seen enough fighting. and the ballot that is overshadowed by the bombs, the run up to the presidential election in sri lanka is scarred by violence. >> it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, and two o'clock p.m. in beirut, where rescue workers are losing hope. the airplane disappeared from radar from beirut to addis- ababa. 90 people were on board. i witnesses described it as coming down in a ball of fire. >> minutes after it took off in...
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very warm welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- trying to sue the diplomatic -- trying to sue their diplomatic row with turkey. israel apologizes. and a tug of war over who should keep britain's biggest collection of anglo-saxon treasure. hello. you live in one of the poorest countries in the world, 80% of you are no more than $2 per day. you are recovering from three hurricanes and tropical storm. and now this. in haiti, the most powerful caribbean earthquake in 200 years has left it is feared tens of thousands dead and unknown numbers dropped. -- unknown numbers trapped. he is facing an unimaginable catastrophe. the densely populated capital is now in chaos. we have the report from the neighboring dominican republic it. >> already one of the poorest countries in the world, it was a disaster zone. and now says. -- and now this. >> an earthquake just happened and many people are walking in front of me. [unintelligible] that was a lady screaming. she was crying. >> the national pal
very warm welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- trying to sue the diplomatic -- trying to sue their diplomatic row with turkey. israel apologizes. and a tug of war over who should keep britain's biggest collection of anglo-saxon treasure. hello. you live in one of the poorest countries in the world, 80% of you are no more than $2 per day. you are recovering from three...
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broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america. also around the globe. coming up later for you -- yemen puts on a show of force for the west in the fight against terrorism. and setting their websites on global domination, we go head to head with facebook h.q. hello to you. only months, perhaps weeks from a general election in britain, prime minister gordon brown is facing another challenge from within the ruling labor party. two foreman government heavyweights called on colleagues to back secret ballot on whether he should remain in charge. the body is divided over mr. brown's leadership and likely contender have told the bbc it's going nowhere. >> it's lunch-time, wednesday, and for gordon brown, that means a routine date in the commons. time for a few questions and the chance to put david cameron on the back foot. >> for him to talk about love and marriage today when he is the person who cannot give a straight answer on the marriage question alone -- he can't say i do or i don't. >> so far, not bad. >> doesn't he understand that a divided party without
broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america. also around the globe. coming up later for you -- yemen puts on a show of force for the west in the fight against terrorism. and setting their websites on global domination, we go head to head with facebook h.q. hello to you. only months, perhaps weeks from a general election in britain, prime minister gordon brown is facing another challenge from within the ruling labor party. two foreman government heavyweights called on colleagues to back secret...
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welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. behind the scenes of an unusual art exhibit. forgery is the name of the game. the stars come out for the annual sundance festival. we will bring in the movies to watch for in 2010. -- we will bring you the movies to watch out for in 2010. ♪ >> doctors are helping survivors of the haitian earthquake. they are now warning of the outbreaks of highly contagious diseases. hundreds of thousds are now living in overcrowded and unhygienic conditions. the situation in the center of the capital is so bad that have the million people will have to be moved outside port-au-prince. >> this is how most of the homeless survivors are living at the moment. they are out in the streets inte tents. they have precious little to eat or drink. these makeshift camps are springing up all over the city and country. their squalid and unsanitary. there are worries about the spread of disease. aid is starting to get rid of -- aid is starting to get through to the remote areas. a remote town has a population of a
welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. behind the scenes of an unusual art exhibit. forgery is the name of the game. the stars come out for the annual sundance festival. we will bring in the movies to watch for in 2010. -- we will bring you the movies to watch out for in 2010. ♪ >> doctors are helping survivors of the haitian earthquake. they are now warning of the outbreaks of highly contagious diseases. hundreds of thousds...
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. >> this is the prident who took office saying he would reset america's relationship with thabroad. >> the politics demand he looks in words. notvery president goes deeply in detail about problems in the world in a state of the union message. it is the state of the union, after all. he talked about iraq and afghanistan. >> briefly. >> he talked about iran in negotiations with russia over nuclear weapons. his focus is political an imperative, starting his second year where he has had a serious setback and looking ahead to a midterm election in november that could be a disaster for his own party. he had to get a new start in his domestic dynamic, much more than address the problems of the world. >> if we could look at another issue which was the nature of american politics. this decision to allow more corporate financing of elections, something he was angry about and you are with him on that. >> i am with him on that partly out of self-interest. i had a hand in some of those laws the quarter return. extraordinary to have the president singled out the supreme court while the justices w
. >> this is the prident who took office saying he would reset america's relationship with thabroad. >> the politics demand he looks in words. notvery president goes deeply in detail about problems in the world in a state of the union message. it is the state of the union, after all. he talked about iraq and afghanistan. >> briefly. >> he talked about iran in negotiations with russia over nuclear weapons. his focus is political an imperative, starting his second year...
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it is from this deck that america launched the first air strikes after 9/11. the battle now is a humanitarian one. already badly injured in the earthquake, this man has suffered a seizure. he is rushed away to the ship's hospital. since friday, the pilots of flown over 600 missions, getting the seriously injured out of haiti and taking in food, water, and medicine. it has not been easy. >> at first, we struggled with getting the quantity of food and water in. we also struggled with getting clear landing zones. there were a lot of people coming right to the helicopters. we got more security forces just to keep people back for their own safety. it also mixes easier -- it also makes it easier for us to land in those zones. >> this man receives urgent medical attention. this woman is one of two entities. the doctors could not save her foot. nearby, a young mother cradles her son born on a warship three days after his country lost everything. with a massive buildup of hardware and troops, 80 increasingly feels like a third front for the u.s. military -- haiti incre
it is from this deck that america launched the first air strikes after 9/11. the battle now is a humanitarian one. already badly injured in the earthquake, this man has suffered a seizure. he is rushed away to the ship's hospital. since friday, the pilots of flown over 600 missions, getting the seriously injured out of haiti and taking in food, water, and medicine. it has not been easy. >> at first, we struggled with getting the quantity of food and water in. we also struggled with...
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president obama believes that peace in this part of the world is in america's interest. the middle east is as dangerous as it was a year ago. >> we have more from washington. >> i'm going to take you to the issue of president obama's domestic standing. today, all of the conventional wisdom has gogone out of the window. no one knows where the political balance is except that it has shifted towards the republicans. we can get some insight from our guest. how do we break his standings? >> it is an incomplete. it was complicated by tuesday night's results in massachusetts. this is a blow to the democratic party. you would lose the seat of a liberal icon, ted kennedy, to an unknown republican. the idea that he holds the seat that was once held by the real champion of health care reform and has the potential to up and the entire process is troubling. there's plenty of blame to go round between the democrats in massachusetts and the campaign. there is a general sense of where the strategy goes from here. the president made it clear that he does not what the senate democrats and
president obama believes that peace in this part of the world is in america's interest. the middle east is as dangerous as it was a year ago. >> we have more from washington. >> i'm going to take you to the issue of president obama's domestic standing. today, all of the conventional wisdom has gogone out of the window. no one knows where the political balance is except that it has shifted towards the republicans. we can get some insight from our guest. how do we break his standings?...
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the chief threat to airline security does not lie here in america. it is at dozens of airports worldwide in pakistan -- worldwide. in pakistan, the new rules in effect, and in nigeria, some say this is discriminatory. officials say they added dozens of names to the no-fly list since the christmas day attempt. some are worried more will come. bbc news. >> to some, the new rules come uncomfortably close to racial profiling. our correspondent in washington. >> i think they are coming closer. i think that is a genuine shift. there is a fear over how close they came in detroit to a real terrorist disaster, so i think there was support for this quite radical change in policy, and i do wonder if president bush was still in office, and if he had announced such a change, and if there would have been some outrage from the left. >> and president obama is just coming up to one year in office. >> yes, he has national security to deal with and all of the policy and the argument over that, but, mike, if you look at the economic news, there were good figures on manu
the chief threat to airline security does not lie here in america. it is at dozens of airports worldwide in pakistan -- worldwide. in pakistan, the new rules in effect, and in nigeria, some say this is discriminatory. officials say they added dozens of names to the no-fly list since the christmas day attempt. some are worried more will come. bbc news. >> to some, the new rules come uncomfortably close to racial profiling. our correspondent in washington. >> i think they are coming...
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things are now picking up, especially in asia, latin america, and what this crisis has shown is that we have been able to contain -- >> that is what i was really hinting at. the response to the financial problems, both in america and the european union was to have protectionist measures. >> we have been monitoring this very closely. the result, at this stage, is there has not been a significant rise of proteconism. if you take world trade today, it is as open as it was last year. overall, the system has worked. i am prudent and i'm cautious because these protectionist cautions are linked to the situation on the job market. we know that things may not be improving short-term in the job market. the risk is still here, but for the moment, it has been reasonably well contained. >> davos will be concentrating on how one keeps this rather err for agile recovery going. from your point of view, how greworrying is it? asia is pulling out quicker and faster and better than europe and america. >> frankly speaking, we should be happy that some places in this world are growing more rapidly than o
things are now picking up, especially in asia, latin america, and what this crisis has shown is that we have been able to contain -- >> that is what i was really hinting at. the response to the financial problems, both in america and the european union was to have protectionist measures. >> we have been monitoring this very closely. the result, at this stage, is there has not been a significant rise of proteconism. if you take world trade today, it is as open as it was last year....
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. >> guantanamo bay is synonymous with america's war on terr, but it's now front and center in the humanitarian war to fight the aftermath of the eartuake in haiti. you can just see here a c-130 transport plane arriving from the u.s. mainland delivering supplies of food and water, which are being taken by plane and helicopter, both directly into the haitian capital, port-au-prince, and also to the u.s.s. carl vincent, one of the largest warships in the world, which is now anchored in waters off haiti and is potentially becoming a logical air force for supplies going in and out. coming the other way, american personnel and citizens have been evacuated from haiti here to guantanamo bay. some have received hospital treatment and then been sent onward to the u.s. mainland. and potentially there is one other fascinating use of this base. there is a possibility, according to the u.s. military, that were there to be refugee crisis in haiti, that this base could become a temporary home to up to 10,000 people who would be housed in temporary tents here in guantanamo bay. nothing definite that i've heard
. >> guantanamo bay is synonymous with america's war on terr, but it's now front and center in the humanitarian war to fight the aftermath of the eartuake in haiti. you can just see here a c-130 transport plane arriving from the u.s. mainland delivering supplies of food and water, which are being taken by plane and helicopter, both directly into the haitian capital, port-au-prince, and also to the u.s.s. carl vincent, one of the largest warships in the world, which is now anchored in...
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the new security rules, but the president returned from his holiday knowing it is down to him to keep america safe, and he has work to do. first, mr. obama had a lengthy meeting with his top counterterrorism adviser, john brennan, leading the inquiry about how this airplane came so close to blowing up in the sky. the secretary of state will be one at the height meeting -- high-level meeting at the white house. >> we are looking to see if whether the procedures need to be changed, upgraded. we will be meeting with the president to go over our internal reviews and hear what others in our government also have concluded and to take whatever additional steps necessary. >> airline security has already been stepped up and more names added to washington's no flight list, and some have had their u.s. visas revoked. the intelligence failures may be more difficult. the british government confirmed and i-5 shared information to the cia about the alleged bomber a year ago. could the system has stopped him from getting on the plane? white house officials say the president will announce reforms of the watch
the new security rules, but the president returned from his holiday knowing it is down to him to keep america safe, and he has work to do. first, mr. obama had a lengthy meeting with his top counterterrorism adviser, john brennan, leading the inquiry about how this airplane came so close to blowing up in the sky. the secretary of state will be one at the height meeting -- high-level meeting at the white house. >> we are looking to see if whether the procedures need to be changed,...
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aid operation here but no one can doubt the sheer scale of america's commitment. >> a phrase you hear a lot in the media but these really are crisis talks. under way now in northern ireland to try to prevent the power-sharing government from collapsing. it's a risk because the talks have broken down. the odds -- there are odds over the issue of policing and parades. >> an overnight gun attack on a police station. it showed just how delicate the situation is in northern ireland. it was carried out by dissident republicans trying to wreck the peace process. there's no prospect of a return to fool-scale violence but there is a full-scale political cry sills. the assembly is close to collapse after a breakdown in relations between the main unionist party. as both sides prepare to meet at lunch time, the strain was starting to show. >> i have been at pains to make this place work. it's been my life's work over the course of recent times because i passionately believe in the all ireland institutions. >> but the 45-minute meeting he's then had with the d.u.p. leader did not go well. in fact
aid operation here but no one can doubt the sheer scale of america's commitment. >> a phrase you hear a lot in the media but these really are crisis talks. under way now in northern ireland to try to prevent the power-sharing government from collapsing. it's a risk because the talks have broken down. the odds -- there are odds over the issue of policing and parades. >> an overnight gun attack on a police station. it showed just how delicate the situation is in northern ireland. it...
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he played for club america twice top scorer -- and country's top scorer in qualifying campaign for the world cup finals. he is reported to be conscious and talking when he arrived at a hospital but the bullets in the front of his skull. that's . >> i remember someone saying rafal nidalwas never going to be able to play at that intensity. >> that was his fear, his body would not allow one to play as long as he would like. it givg everything with every delivery, it takes so much out. >> thanks very much for that. it's just a reminder of the top story, poles of closed in the first peacetime election in sri lanka in three decades. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its finaial strength to work for a wide range of companies from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> i'm julia iles. > i'm kevin bacon. >> i'm kim cattrall. >> hi, i'm ken burns. >> i'm lili taylor. >> i'm henry louis gat
he played for club america twice top scorer -- and country's top scorer in qualifying campaign for the world cup finals. he is reported to be conscious and talking when he arrived at a hospital but the bullets in the front of his skull. that's . >> i remember someone saying rafal nidalwas never going to be able to play at that intensity. >> that was his fear, his body would not allow one to play as long as he would like. it givg everything with every delivery, it takes so much out....
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they were brought back to america and went through the american criminal justice system. why we don't look to new year's eve for major developments in large legal cases, we have one here tonight. the u.s. district judge has said essentially on what is something of a legal technicality the cases against all five of the accused are being dismissed. that's quite a big thing, these charges would have attracted prison sentences of up to 30 years. so a big case, big diplomatic and political ramifications, a big legal decision. >> it is big as you say, even on new year's eve. does it really end here? >> well, the prosecution does have the right of appeal. it is a highly technical area of american law. essentially what has happened is this -- the judge has decided that the prosecution built the case against the men on initial statements they made to state department investigators. those sorts of statements enjoy a kind of limited immunity. in other words, prosecutors can't use them. they have to build their case without reference to those initial statements. in this case, the pro
they were brought back to america and went through the american criminal justice system. why we don't look to new year's eve for major developments in large legal cases, we have one here tonight. the u.s. district judge has said essentially on what is something of a legal technicality the cases against all five of the accused are being dismissed. that's quite a big thing, these charges would have attracted prison sentences of up to 30 years. so a big case, big diplomatic and political...
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america's most admired woman -- hillary clinton. although she took the title in a nail-biter over sarah palin. >>> i'm joined live from washington by msnbc political analyst pat buchanan and democratic strategist peter fenn. i'm going to ask you one by one. peter, let me start with you, who's your most admired man? >> well, first chris i want you to know pat and i are really worried about the paparazzi as we come out of the studio. >> they're outside of the studio as we speak. >> they're just lined up. it's tough for us. but, listen, you asked me man or woman first? i'm sorry. >> i don't remember. man. let's start with the man. >> well, you know, i was going to joke and say tiger woods. but -- >> he made the list with 1%. but anyway -- >> he would have been a little higher last year would have been my guess. president obama i think is a logical choice. he is certainly my choice this year. the interesting thing is his numbers are pretty darn high. i think only john kennedy and george bush after 9/11 as presidents were higher. so it's
america's most admired woman -- hillary clinton. although she took the title in a nail-biter over sarah palin. >>> i'm joined live from washington by msnbc political analyst pat buchanan and democratic strategist peter fenn. i'm going to ask you one by one. peter, let me start with you, who's your most admired man? >> well, first chris i want you to know pat and i are really worried about the paparazzi as we come out of the studio. >> they're outside of the studio as we...
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he'll bring that back for eclipse which is coming out in july. >> have you seen the bbc america series being human? it's a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost. >> that's right. right. >> that will be the next thing being made into a movie, i'm sure. 3-d is going to be very big. a lot of folks, i mean, the vast majority of people seeing "avatar" are seeing it in 3-d? >> the 3-d appeal is boosting "avatar's" money haul i think. and that's, you know -- >> they can charge you more. they love that. >> they can charge you more. as can imax. a lot of theaters are not equipped for 3-d. i also think this past year has seen a big jump in the technology of 3-d. and alice in wonderland which is coming out in march, tim burton must have been so jazzed to be able to do it in 3-d. we'll see more of hat. >> what movie are you most looking forward? >> most forward to iron man 2. i think robert downey jr. have really made a mark for themselves. they want to make a rock 'n' roll superhero franchise that stands apart from itself. i think that one's going to be the best. >> it's always good to see you. thank y
he'll bring that back for eclipse which is coming out in july. >> have you seen the bbc america series being human? it's a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost. >> that's right. right. >> that will be the next thing being made into a movie, i'm sure. 3-d is going to be very big. a lot of folks, i mean, the vast majority of people seeing "avatar" are seeing it in 3-d? >> the 3-d appeal is boosting "avatar's" money haul i think. and that's, you know --...
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you can log on-line for more information at new america dot net. a link available to c-span dot o'n org. texas call. caller: good morning. i got four sons. and three different universities and one in junior college. if i had a professional i would pull them out. they walk around like a sack over their head like nothing going to happen to this country. that's like having a bandit outside your house and opening the door. i don't know why everyone is so against israel. the only way is to get independent on oil in our own country that will hurt those countries. that's all i got to say. guest: um... you know, i don't consider myself antiisraeli. i don't think i've said anything this morning that can be construed as antiisraeli in any way. i understand certainly you're not the first person to suggest that the united states could be energy independent that we could basically extra kate from dealing with the problems in the middle east but i think frankly energy independence is an illusion or myth. we can't do it. so, i think, you know we're going to be in
you can log on-line for more information at new america dot net. a link available to c-span dot o'n org. texas call. caller: good morning. i got four sons. and three different universities and one in junior college. if i had a professional i would pull them out. they walk around like a sack over their head like nothing going to happen to this country. that's like having a bandit outside your house and opening the door. i don't know why everyone is so against israel. the only way is to get...
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there is a wide swath of america saying there is nothing out there for me. i'm not looking, i'm not part of these numbers. >> you are right, trace. the bureau of labor stat statiss has another set of numbers. if you take the number of people who have given under the search for jobs, also those who are part-time employed but would like full-time employed, that's 17.4%. the 10% is a gad number about it vastly understates the real u unemployment number in this country. martha: what do we have to look forward to this weekend? >> we'll be talking about this and other political issues. we have the chairs of the two national parties. obviously a lot of things involved in this. you have the announcement by chris dodd and byron dorgan that they will not seek reelection in 2010. you have falling poll numbers for the president and for the democrats. but on the other hand, michael steele has his own problem. you have a rebellion going on among republicans who feel he isn't leading the party. he has a book out, he's promoting that and giving paid speeches. in addition to
there is a wide swath of america saying there is nothing out there for me. i'm not looking, i'm not part of these numbers. >> you are right, trace. the bureau of labor stat statiss has another set of numbers. if you take the number of people who have given under the search for jobs, also those who are part-time employed but would like full-time employed, that's 17.4%. the 10% is a gad number about it vastly understates the real u unemployment number in this country. martha: what do we...
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we are spending a lot more in some parts of america than in other parts. the people do not seem to be healthier. something weird is going on there. even have lobbying pressure. you could have organized groups. -- you can have lobbying pressure. when a problem exists and enough people are pointing to it, the elite this course will change. a couple of years ago, i have the privilege of giving a talk at the miller center about some of this research. i talked about the need for more evidence and some of the problems. it was a challenging talk. this was maybe four or five years ago. many people in the room had not heard about the issue that medical evidence was a problem. there were a lot of physicians in the room that were resisting the idea there was a problem. i think that has changed. among the well-educated public, there has been a recognition that this is a problem. we have a hard time going from agenda setting to actually solving the problem. lobbyists have the most influence where laws are written. that is very hard to overcome. >> i am a faculty member
we are spending a lot more in some parts of america than in other parts. the people do not seem to be healthier. something weird is going on there. even have lobbying pressure. you could have organized groups. -- you can have lobbying pressure. when a problem exists and enough people are pointing to it, the elite this course will change. a couple of years ago, i have the privilege of giving a talk at the miller center about some of this research. i talked about the need for more evidence and...
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you still at -- the drug in eradication in latin america and south america. and you still have enormous quantities of cocaine being produced there. in afghanistan, we have tried to do crop substitution, crop the revocation. and we have somewhat gathered -- rebethe opium harvest is 20% oro below what it can has been in previous years. the long-term answer is that you have stated -- you have to have a decently functioning economy so that people can live without producing drugs. that takes a long time. if we think that war is worth conducting, we will have to conduct it even in the presence of an opium harvest. we can do what we can, but we are not going to wipe it out because no sensible farmer in a deeply impoverished place like that is going to agree to forgo a big cash crop like opium in favor of something that does not earn him very much money. it is a terrible problem. host: james traub with us talking about the role of vice president biden. guest: it is easier to stay in completed policies, but in terms of the state's -- is easier to say "in completed pol
you still at -- the drug in eradication in latin america and south america. and you still have enormous quantities of cocaine being produced there. in afghanistan, we have tried to do crop substitution, crop the revocation. and we have somewhat gathered -- rebethe opium harvest is 20% oro below what it can has been in previous years. the long-term answer is that you have stated -- you have to have a decently functioning economy so that people can live without producing drugs. that takes a long...
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you still at -- the drug in eradication in latin america and south america. and you still have enormous quantities of cocaine being produced there. in afghanistan, we have tried to do crop substitution, crop the revocation. and we have somewhat gathered -- rebethe opium harvest is 20% oro below what it can has been in previous years. the long-term answer is that you have stated -- you have to have a decently functioning economy so that people can live without producing drugs. that takes a long time. if we think that war is worth conducting, we will have to conduct it even in the presence of an opium harvest. we can do what we can, but we are not going to wipe it out because no sensible farmer in a deeply impoverished place like that is going to agree to forgo a big cash crop like opium in favor of something that does not earn him very much money. it is a terrible problem. host: james traub with us talking about the role of vice president biden. guest: it is easier to stay in completed policies, but in terms of the state's -- is easier to t in terms of the sta
you still at -- the drug in eradication in latin america and south america. and you still have enormous quantities of cocaine being produced there. in afghanistan, we have tried to do crop substitution, crop the revocation. and we have somewhat gathered -- rebethe opium harvest is 20% oro below what it can has been in previous years. the long-term answer is that you have stated -- you have to have a decently functioning economy so that people can live without producing drugs. that takes a long...